GUN The FN Five-Seven owns (penetration test)

I bought mine a couple months ago and I'm starting to fall in love with it all over again. At first, I bought it simply to add to my collection because I couldn't pass up the deal. Now I absolutely love it! I shot 50rds through it last weekend and I almost forgot how little recoil there is. I bought two 20rd mags for it last month and they performed flawlessly. It's amazing how light the gun is with a full 20rd mag.

Hopefully FN or some other manufacturer will make a better looking gun that fires the 5.7 round. A Glock or 1911 in 5.7 would be nice.

um, hello? any defense loadings of 9mm will punch right through the same level II vest, and have at least as good a wound cavity, because they actually expand. instead of being a cavity that is always .224 wide, and expands from the length of the bullet to the width of the bullet the the length to the width because of yawing, it's going to start at 9mm (instead of 5.7mm), and get bigger. depending on the load, you might get as big as .70" in diameter. also, they failed to do that test on ballistic gel or live tissue, so you have no idea what kind of actual penetration that round would get in human flesh, or whether it would perform the same as far as the yaw in human flesh. i don't know about you, but i'm not made of phone books, and i don't wear them as clothing. i also don't even bother with level II armor. it's IIIA or better for me.

if they ever make a round that's worth a damn in this caliber, i'll be all over it. i like the pistol alright, and i love the capacity. the grip is a little odd for me, but i think i could get used to it. supposedly, there are tests being done for SP and other better performing rounds, but i'm still waiting.

oh, and the round they used in that test was SS192, which is perfectly legal. it's not AP, because it doesn't have any penetrator inside. SS190 is AP, and while it would be legal to possess for any civilian, it would be illegal for any dealer to sell it to you. this leaves the conundrum of how to get it. you can't. you wouldn't want to anyways. it's just as useless as this round above.

A CZ52 has been around for decades and can punch through as much soft body armor with a higher wound potential as the 5-7. All at a MUCH lower price. Hell, get a C&R and have one shipped straight to your house for under $150. And as we all know just about every rifle round will punch soft armor.